The Weekend Special

Welcome to the Weekend Special! In this episode, Coach Owen Da Gama discusses an exciting international call-up for one his midfielders, while SuperSport United's Coach Kaitano Tembo details his hopes for another trophy in the Telkom Knockout. We also hear from Orlando Pirates' Coach Rulani Mokwena who acknowledges that he’s in the hot seat. Pitso Mosimane discusses the challenges of Mamelodi Sundown's busy schedule.

The Shell Helix Cup is upon us and ahead of the not-so-friendly friendly, we hear from Kaizer Chiefs’ & Sundowns’ media officers who trade jabs at a press conference. We also hear from Bafana Bafana striker Bradley Grobler & defender Mosa Lebusa ahead of Bafana’s match against Mali in the Nelson Mandela Challenge. The Bafana internationals discuss their opponents as well as new coach Molefi Ntseki.

The MTN8 Final is finally here with Highlands Park facing Supersport United at Orlando Stadium. Matsatsantsa are in familiar territory, they’ve made it to this final for the past 3 years in a row. The Lions of the North are in their first final since they reformed. We hear from MTN8 ambassadors Tso Vilakazi & Edries Burton about the final in an exclusive interview. We also hear from Supersport United Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams about his run at AFCON & his career in Pretoria.

In this episode of the Weekend Special, Coach Owen Da Gama reviews Highlands Park’s historic cup run in the MTN8 where they’ve made the final for the first time in their history and only a season after being promoted into the PSL. We also hear from Banyana Banyana u17 Coach Simphiwe Dludlu who discusses Bantwana’s impressive run in the Cosafa u17 Women’s Championship as they prepare for their test against Zambia.

At an Orlando Pirates press conference, Coach Rhulani Mokwena drew comparisons between himself and world-renowned coaches like Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho. In this episode of the Weekend Special, hear what he thinks sets himself apart from the other coaches in the Absa Premiership. Also in the show, we hear from Absa Premiership Coach of the Month Ernst Middendorp & Player of the Month Bradley Grobler.

In today's episode of the Weekend Special, we speak to SuperSport United's Director of Football, Stan Matthews, who doesn't mince his words on Matsatsantsa's transfer intentions for Aubrey Modibe. We also hear from Coach Kaitano Tembo on the importance of Dean Furman to his team, while Coach Pitso Mosimane tells us what Themba Zwane told him at the beginning of the season.

In this edition of the Weekend Special, we hear from Kaizer Chiefs' Lebogang Manyama and Daniel Akpeyi. Manyama talks about what it would take for him to revive his old form and how Khama Billiat's rumoured move to Sundowns is felt in the Kaizer Chiefs dressing room. Akpeyi speaks about the competition to be the first choice goalkeeper at Chiefs and what he hopes to achieve at the Club.

In this week's episode of the Weekend Special, we speak to Khama Billiat's agent, Michael Ngobeni, about the reports of a potential move for Billiat back to Sundowns and what the player has said to him. Mazola Molefe, the man who broke the story speaks to us about what it would take for Sundowns to claim Khama back from Chiefs. Also in the show, we hear from the Owen Da Gama and Milutin Sredojević ahead of the Orlando Pirates and Highlands Park F.C. fixture in the MTN 8.

In this Woman’s Day Weekend Special, we catch up with former SAFA Technical director for women’s football, Fran Hilton Smith. Struggles, successes, sponsorships and more, Smith shares the realities of women’s football in South Africa. Banyana Banyana record goal-scorer, Portia Modise also shares her thoughts about the daily struggles of professional local players. She also urges more engagement by bigger clubs to up the profile of the women’s game locally.

As the 2019/2020 season kicks off, we kick start the Weekend Special once again! On today's show, Pitso Mosimane tells us how he won the league and how rivals Pirates aren't playing in the same league as the champions

SuperSport coach Kaitano Tembo shares about what went wrong last season, the preparation going into their first match against Mamelodi Sundowns and the latest on Thabo Qalinge.

We also hear from Orlando Pirates' head coach, Milutin Sredojevic's who shares his plans to lose less, draw less and win more!